Hooper happy to return to 実験（する） rugby 円形競技場
As the 詠唱するs of happy birthday rang out across Murrayfield, Michael Hooper was all smiles after making a successful return to the 実験（する） 円形競技場.
The former Wallabies 船長／主将, who turned 31 on match day, had 二塁打 推論する／理由 to celebrate after the Australians opened their five-match spring 小旅行する with a gritty 16-15 victory over Scotland.
Hooper hadn't worn the green and gold in almost three months after he took personal leave on the eve of the Rugby 選手権, 説 he wasn't in the "権利 mindset" to play.
But the 実験（する） centurion didn't 行方不明になる a （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域 in Edinburgh and said he was happy to 支援する.
"I enjoyed it - it's been a long time coming, still a fair bit to go but I just enjoyed competing tonight, it was good," Hooper told Stan Sport.
"We showed 広大な／多数の／重要な grit, this team always has that, but to get away with W is awesome."
James Slipper 保持するd the captain's armband for the 小旅行する but 退役軍人 flanker Hooper's presence on the field was 著名な, with even English 審判（をする） Luke Pearce uncertain at times at who was steering the Wallabies.
"Tell you what mate, there's a hell of a lot of captains here," Pearce told Slipper after Hooper questioned a call.
急ぐd straight 支援する into the starting line-up, Hooper will be a 重要な cog in the Wallabies through the gruelling 小旅行する although he said he wasn't looking too far ahead.
"純粋に a day at a time - that's what I've tried to do so far," he said.
"I've enjoyed 存在 支援する in the mix. I want to grow my game and compete each week in these 広大な／多数の／重要な stadiums and go from there."
にもかかわらず Hooper's best 成果／努力s the Wallabies were out-muscled 早期に on at the 決裂／故障 which put 圧力 on their attack, 軍隊ing errors.
Hooper said they needed to be better with world No.2 フラン their next 対抗者, while 最高の，を越す-階級d Ireland also を待つs.
"The Scottish were good over our ball," he said.
"We had some really good attacking passages but the Scots turned us over やめる 井戸／弁護士席 and 否定するd some of our 接近 into the 22.
"That was a bit 失望させるing there because we've got a lot more to show in attack."
